What color is #807181?

#807181 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807181?

The RGB value is 128, 113, 129: 128 red, 113 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807181?

The complementary color is #728171, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807181?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807181 color

#807181 rgb(128, 113, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807181 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 44.3% green and 50.6% blue (128, 113, 129).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#807181 color codes

HEX	`#807181`
RGB	`rgb(128, 113, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 44.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 12%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.48, 8.93, -6.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.48, 11.13, 323.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.769, 17.985, 23.247)`
Decimal	`8417665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807181, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #807181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#807181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #807181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807181; }
.text { color: #807181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 113 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807181, #81717a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #807181?: #807181 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807181?: The RGB value is 128, 113, 129: 128 red, 113 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807181?: The complementary color is #728171, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807181?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.